Question

Jamaal is a second-grade teacher who notices that his students behave differently from the fourth-graders during recess. He comes up with several connected ideas to explain why the two groups behave differently. Jamaal ’s ideas would best be described as a(n) ____.

Answer 1

Theory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Jamaal comes with several connected ideas to explain why there are differences between groups, most likely through observation and reasoning, these ideas would be best described as a theory. A theory is a rational type of thinking, most likely after a contemplative state, about a particular phenomenon. In this case, all of Jamaal's ideas about the phenomenon (two groups that behave diferently) could be introduced or developed as a theory.